Ricardo Confessori (born January 25, 1969) is a Brazilian drummer and a former member of the Brazilian

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band Angra. After leaving the Brazilian

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band Korzus, Confessori was invited for assume the post of drummer of Angra, after the recording of the album '' Angels Cry''. In 2000, Confessori left Angra with singer Andre Matos and bassist Luis Mariutti to form the band

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together with guitarist Hugo Mariutti. Shaman released three albums with this line-up: ''

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'' (2002); ''

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'' (live album, released in CD and DVD in 2003); and ''

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'', in 2005. After the second album, Confessori and Matos had some creative differences. Confessori owned the Shaman name resulting in the other members leaving the band. In 2009, Confessori returned to Angra, replacing the drummer Aquiles Priester. In 2014 it was announced that he had once again left the band. In 2016, he was announced as the new drummer for

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band Tierramystica. He also served as a guest/live musician for parodic heavy metal band Massacration, under the pseudonym "El Perro Loco", from 2016 to 2022. Ricardo Confessori endorses: ''RMV'' drums and drumheads, Drum Shop USA snares, Zildjian cymbals and

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drumsticks.

Discography

;Angra * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1998) * '' Aqua'' (2010) ;Shaman * ''

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

'' (2005) * ''Immortal'' (2007) * ''Origins'' (2010) * ''Rescue'' (2022) ;Massacration * '' Live Metal Espancation'' (2017)

References

1969 births Living people Angra (band) members Brazilian heavy metal drummers Brazilian people of Italian descent Musicians from São Paulo Shaman (band) members {{Brazil-musician-stub